Box vs. UNA | Box vs. Hendrix

CONWAY, Ark. – The Central Arkansas beach volleyball team honored its seniors on the final day of the Beach Bear Invitational on the Beach Bear Sand Courts on Saturday. The Beach Bears collected two victories on the day as they knocked off North Alabama (9-8), 4-1, and Hendrix (2-9), 5-0. UCA improved to 14-8 on the season.
 
Central Arkansas honored Annie Berry, Aly Brinkley, Colene Hamilton, Kelsie Sager, and Makenna Schmitt before the match against UNA.
 
Match One – UCA 4, UNA 1
 
In the No. 1 matchup, Brinkley and Hamilton dropped the first set to Maya Dickson and Taylor Seney, 21-19. The UCA tandem was unfazed by the first-set loss and won the second set 21-19 and followed that with a 15-13 third-set victory. In the No. 3 spot, Schmitt and Sager won the first set against Jelena Girod and Lauren Quigley, 21-13. After the UNA pair won the second set 21-14, the UCA duo was resilient and took the final set 15-12.
 
Kayla Cook and Julia Oravec needed just two sets to defeat Mackenzie Martin and Catie Ladner in the No. 4 spot with a 21-19 and 21-19 victory. Berry and Bria Garmon bested Samantha Shafer and Mackenzie Blackwood 21-17 and 22-20 in the No. 5 pairing.
 
Paula Klemperer and Natalie Kordt beat Evelyn Griffith and Faith Hasness 21-16 and 21-18 in the No. 2 position.
 
Match Two – UCA 5, Hendrix 0
 
Brinkley and Hamilton needed just two sets to defeat Megan Jinright and Morgan Ford in the No. 1 pairing 21-12 and 21-9. In the No. 2 position, Hasness and Griffith defeated Faith Hill and Charlotte Alexander 21-5 and 21-11. Oravec and Sager bested Avery Stephens and Isabella Eurgil 21-13 and 21-11 in the No. 3 contest.
 
Berry and Garmon knocked off Eurgil and Alexander 21-12 and 21-15 in the No. 4 spot. Payton Sproule and Cook collected a 21-9 and 21-8 victory over Stephens and Ford in the No. 5 matchup.
 
The Beach Bears return to the courts on Friday, April 9, for day one of the Battle on the Bayou hosted by LSU. UCA opens the tournament against Texas A&M-Kingsville.
 
From the Coach – Head Coach Autumn Erickson
"Big thank you to the fans, families, and administrators for pulling off a great home event this weekend. I'm so happy to come away with wins for our seniors. We have really been working on our team chemistry and mentality, and I think we did a great job of staying consistent against a tough North Alabama team. Now we are turning our attention to a very competitive tournament at LSU next weekend. Go Beach Bears!"
 
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